Anna Littlejohn, Author at Black Wall Street Times https://theblackwallsttimes.com/author/anna-littlejohn/ "Access is the New Civil Right" Fri, 08 Mar 2024 21:16:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://theblackwallsttimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Transparent-BWST-Logo-32x32.png Anna Littlejohn, Author at Black Wall Street Times https://theblackwallsttimes.com/author/anna-littlejohn/ 32 32 213941571 Prison Rodeo Revitalization Bill Progresses in State Legislature https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/03/08/prison-rodeo-revitalization-bill-progresses-in-state-legislature/ https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/03/08/prison-rodeo-revitalization-bill-progresses-in-state-legislature/#respond Fri, 08 Mar 2024 21:16:35 +0000 https://theblackwallsttimes.com/?p=110881 To separate the inmates from the professional cowboys participating in the rodeo at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, trousers with prison stripes are worn by the inmates, seen Sept. 29, 1971, in McAlester, Oklahoma. (AP Photo/Eddie Adams)

McAlester, Okla.– On Thursday, House Bill 3749 was passed by the Oklahoma House of Representatives. If successful, the bill would set up a revolving fund to revitalize the rodeo grounds located at the McAlester State Penitentiary. A lump sum of $8.3 million would be funneled into the project which at one point was a tourist […]

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]]> https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/03/08/prison-rodeo-revitalization-bill-progresses-in-state-legislature/feed/ 0 110881 Anticipating the Climate Impact: The Next Presidency’s Influence https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/03/08/anticipating-the-climate-impact-the-next-presidencys-influence/ https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/03/08/anticipating-the-climate-impact-the-next-presidencys-influence/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2024 21:09:07 +0000 https://theblackwallsttimes.com/?p=110855 President Joe Biden speaks at the Summit on Fire Prevention and Control in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Former President Donald Trump announces he is running for president for the third time at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

With Super Tuesday securing Biden and Trump for the November ballot, let’s explore some of their work that has left impacts on the fight to tackle climate change. The red flag of a changing climate wasn’t on the radar until the late 1980s. At the time, 1988 was the hottest recorded year on record standing at […]

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]]> https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/03/08/anticipating-the-climate-impact-the-next-presidencys-influence/feed/ 1 110855 Humanitarian Aid Drop Kills 5 People in Gaza https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/03/08/humanitarian-aid-drop-kills-5-people-in-gaza/ https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/03/08/humanitarian-aid-drop-kills-5-people-in-gaza/#respond Fri, 08 Mar 2024 18:04:57 +0000 https://theblackwallsttimes.com/?p=110867 Parachutes drop aid into the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Friday, March 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Officials from the Gaza Health Ministry confirmed Friday morning that a parcel delivering aid in Northern Gaza killed five people. The parachute on the package failed to deploy correctly and sent it careening down. Two young boys were among those killed and 11 more were left injured.  Defense officials from the U.S. told CBS they […]

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]]> https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/03/08/humanitarian-aid-drop-kills-5-people-in-gaza/feed/ 0 110867 59th Anniversary of the Selma Marches https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/03/05/59th-anniversary-of-the-selma-marches/ https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/03/05/59th-anniversary-of-the-selma-marches/#respond Tue, 05 Mar 2024 22:48:41 +0000 https://theblackwallsttimes.com/?p=110778 In this March 7, 1965 file photo, clouds of tear gas fill the air as state troopers, ordered by Gov. George Wallace, break up a demonstration march in Selma, Ala., on what became known as "Bloody Sunday." The incident is widely credited for galvanizing the nation's leaders and ultimately yielded passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. (AP Photo/File

On Sunday, March 7, 1965, a group of 600 peaceful protesters departed from Selma, Alabama. Their end destination was the state’s capitol city of Montgomery. Led by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., this planned demonstration was to demand equality in the voting rights of Black Americans. It was also to address the death of […]

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]]> https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/03/05/59th-anniversary-of-the-selma-marches/feed/ 0 110778 Championing Excellence: Honoring Black Women in Science https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/03/05/championing-excellence-honoring-black-women-in-science/ https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/03/05/championing-excellence-honoring-black-women-in-science/#respond Tue, 05 Mar 2024 19:58:58 +0000 https://theblackwallsttimes.com/?p=110756 Headshot of Mae Jemison, left, photo of Mary Elliot Hill, right. Two Black women with historic contributions to science.

Growing up in Chicago, Illinois, Mae Jemison always had her sights set high. She was a trained ballerina but developed a deep love for science. Witnessing a lack of female representation in NASA’s astronaut program, she found inspiration from Nichelle Nichols, who played Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek.  At the age of 16, Jemison was […]

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